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Six monuments / historical sites in North Eastern States identified for listing under World Heritage Site
New Delhi: As many as 6 monuments/historical sites in the North Eastern states have been identified tentatively for listing under World Heritage Site.
Details of monuments/sites identified/placed under tentative list for listing under world heritage in the north eastern states are given below:
- Apatani Cultural Landscape, Arunachal Pradesh
- Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India
- Moidams – the Mound – Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, Assam
- Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh
- River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam
- Thembang Fortified Village, Arunachal Pradesh
A total of 83 monuments/sites of the North-Eastern States are centrally protected under the Archaeological Survey of India.
Expenditure incurred on centrally protected monuments / sites in north eastern region of the country (state- wise) during the last three years
| Sl.No. | Name of State | Expenditure (Rupees in lakhs) | ||
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | ||
| 1. | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.50 | 7.95 | 16.97 |
| 2. | Assam | 198.85 | 379.13 | 234.92 |
| 3. | Manipur | 11.46 | 6.73 | 0.66 |
| 3. | Meghalaya | 13.85 | 7.14 | Nil |
| 4. | Mizoram | Nil | 0.55 | 17.54 |
| 5. | Nagaland | 14.50 | 1.86 | 19.28 |
| 6. | Tripura | 28.42 | 48.72 | 63.46 |
| 7. | Sikkim | 36.71 | 18.66 | 11.86 |
| Total Amount | 305.29 | 470.74 | 364.69 | |
This information was given by Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
